Arteta's press conference: I've never seen such dominance today 2 penalties affected the game(danyu)

Live broadcast on November 7th In the 4th round of the Champions League stage, Arsenal lost 0-1 away. Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta attends a press conference.

Evaluation of the competition

Mikel Arteta: "The worst thing tonight, without a doubt, was the result. Because the performance, the attitude and the dominance we showed against one of the best teams in Europe on this pitch I haven't seen in any other game I've watched, but that's the result. It's also about us because we had a lot of chances that could have been better solved and scored at least two goals in front of goal. Very frustrated because there were two decisions in the end that affected the result and the course of the game. ”

About the penalty decisions for both teams

Arteta: "I don't understand, it's just a deflection, there's no danger at all, you can't react because it's too close, but well, they awarded it a penalty. But if it's a penalty, then Merino has to be 1,000 per cent a penalty when he gets hit on the head, that's the scale of this game, and it's very, very difficult to accept that. ”

Whether you feel like you're not creating enough opportunities

Arteta: "What was worrying tonight was the result, it was clear that in the end we didn't do what we had to do in the box on both sides. When we don't do it, it means that everyone else doesn't do it either, and that's it. Without a doubt, that's the way I want to see my team perform. Of all the major tournaments in Europe, it was definitely the best we've played in the last few years.

How penalty decisions affect the game

Arteta: "Unfortunately there's nothing we can do to change that, so we have to accept it and move on. ”

On the handball rules and Havertz's injury

Arteta: "We were told at the start of the season that it wasn't a penalty and that was clear. Today's situation is different. As for Havertz, he has a big wound. He needs to come off because he needs stitches and hopefully he'll be okay at the weekend. ”

Whether Merino went off injured or not

Arteta: "He didn't have a concussion. But yesterday and today he wasn't in good shape. After I watched him, I decided to let him go because I needed him to be 100 per cent. ”

The referee communicates with you in the second half

Arteta: "It was an intimate and fun conversation. ”

Will it be difficult to motivate the players to face Chelsea

Arteta: "If we play our way, we'll have a good chance of beating Chelsea. That's the way we're going. I told them I was proud of them. I've never seen them play in Europe in such a way. We were disappointed because we didn't get the result we wanted from the game, that's for sure. ”